| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Stephen Rape (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) C - Jean Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) SG - Brian Kyle (fresh) SF - Robert Mullaney (fresh) PF - Earl Miller (fresh) C - Adam Turner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline set up by Brian Kyle | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Butler | James Jones clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Simms swats the shot by Brian Kyle | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Butler | Earl Miller is called for the reach on Richard Simms - foul #1 on Earl Miller, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Butler | Kevin Christensen is called for a backcourt violation | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Miller | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | Butler | Jean Johnson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:33 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 0-2 |
| 17:13 | Butler | Kevin Christensen grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:08 | Butler | Stephen Rape comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:06 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Adam Turner | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin (SF), Carl Cook (PF), Mark White (C) Robert Mullaney, Earl Miller, Adam Turner | |
| 16:56 | Butler | Jean Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 16:55 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:48 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Mark Daniels (C) James Jones, Stephen Rape, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Moore (PG) James Brixey | |
| 16:25 | Butler | Carl Cook is called for the reach on David Dunbar - foul #1 on Carl Cook, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (SF), Sung Chin (PF) Richard Simms, Kevin Christensen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Joseph (C) Brian Kyle | |
| 16:20 | Butler | Harold Jacobs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 16:19 | Butler | Sung Chin tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 15:59 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin is hacked by Sung Chin - foul #1 on Sung Chin, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG) David Dunbar | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller (PF) Mark Joseph | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) PF - Sung Chin (fresh) C - Mark Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Walter Moore (fresh) SG - Edward Harbin (fresh) SF - Carl Cook (fresh) PF - Earl Miller (fresh) C - Mark White (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White clanks a runner from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 15:42 | Butler | Mark Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 15:26 | Butler | James Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Sung Chin | 3-2 |
| 15:07 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin is fouled on the floor by Harold Jacobs - foul #1 on Harold Jacobs, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Sung Chin, Mark Daniels | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Robert Mullaney (SF), Mark Joseph (C) Walter Moore, Edward Harbin, Carl Cook, Mark White | |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the fadeaway in the lane | 3-2 |
| 14:40 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kevin Christensen | 3-2 |
| 14:37 | Butler | James Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG) James Jones | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner (C) Mark Joseph | |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Dunbar - foul #1 on David Dunbar, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 14:21 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Dunbar | 6-4 |
| 14:06 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark White (PF) Earl Miller | |
| 13:56 | Butler | The short jumper by Richard Simms is denied by Adam Turner | 6-4 |
| 13:54 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 13:49 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 13:48 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:42 | Butler | Stephen Rape connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dunbar | 9-4 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Christensen - foul #1 on Kevin Christensen, team foul #4 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Sung Chin (PF), Robert Fitzgerald (C) David Dunbar, Stephen Rape, Kevin Christensen, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Carl Cook (SF) Robert Mullaney | |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:23 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald hits the finger roll set up by Richard Simms | 11-6 |
| 13:08 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Fitzgerald picks off the pass by Carl Cook in the backcourt | 11-6 |
| 13:03 | Butler | Sung Chin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 11-6 |
| 13:02 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Sung Chin | 11-6 |
| 12:55 | Butler | Richard Simms scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Jones | 13-6 |
| 12:44 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Cook is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Carl Cook, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (SF), Mark Daniels (C) Richard Simms, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Moore (PG), Edward Harbin (SG), Ambrose Gipson (SF), Earl Miller (PF), Mark Joseph (C) James Brixey, Brian Kyle, Carl Cook, Mark White, Adam Turner | |
| 12:33 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Edward Harbin - foul #1 on Edward Harbin, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Kevin Christensen (PF) James Jones, Sung Chin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 12:33 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:33 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:15 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Daniels picks off the pass by Ambrose Gipson | 14-6 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Daniels | 17-6 |
| 11:46 | Detroit Mercy | Walter Moore buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Harbin | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - David Dunbar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fairly fresh) SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Christensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Daniels (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Walter Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Harbin (fresh) SF - Ambrose Gipson (fresh) PF - Earl Miller (fresh) C - Mark Joseph (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Butler | Tim Faulkner is hacked by Walter Moore - foul #1 on Walter Moore, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Stephen Rape (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Sung Chin (PF), Jean Johnson (C) David Dunbar, Harold Jacobs, Tim Faulkner, Kevin Christensen, Mark Daniels | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Robert Mullaney (SF), Mark White (C) Walter Moore, Ambrose Gipson, Earl Miller, Mark Joseph | |
| 11:07 | Butler | Richard Simms banks in the layup set up by James Jones and he's fouled by Robert Mullaney - foul #1 on Robert Mullaney, team foul #6 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner (C) Edward Harbin | |
| 11:07 | Butler | Richard Simms misses the free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:07 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner gets the rebound | 19-9 |
| 10:47 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-9 |
| 10:45 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey misses the tip | 19-9 |
| 10:43 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White can't tip it in | 19-9 |
| 10:42 | Butler | Jean Johnson grabs the board | 19-9 |
| 10:21 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-9 |
| 10:19 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey grabs the board | 19-9 |
| 09:56 | Detroit Mercy | Sung Chin steps in front of the Brian Kyle pass | 19-9 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jean Johnson | 22-9 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Kenneth Walker (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Robert Fitzgerald (C) James Jones, Stephen Rape, Richard Simms, Sung Chin, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Moore (PG), Edward Harbin (SF), Earl Miller (PF), Mark Joseph (C) James Brixey, Robert Mullaney, Mark White, Adam Turner | |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle makes the 1st free throw | 22-10 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle misses the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 09:45 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 09:43 | Butler | David Dunbar is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-10 |
| 09:38 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 09:36 | Butler | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 22-10 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Kevin Christensen makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Fitzgerald | 24-10 |
| 08:56 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Joseph | 24-13 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Tim Faulkner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edward Harbin - foul #2 on Edward Harbin, team foul #7 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Mark Daniels (C) David Dunbar, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Ambrose Gipson (SF) Brian Kyle, Edward Harbin | |
| 08:46 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Tim Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:20 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Christensen takes the ball from James Brixey | 26-13 |
| 08:13 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-13 |
| 08:11 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Mark Joseph | 26-13 |
| 08:07 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Walker steals the ball from Walter Moore in the backcourt | 26-13 |
| 08:02 | Butler | Walter Moore takes the ball from Stephen Rape | 26-13 |
| 07:57 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Walker is called for the reach on James Brixey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #6 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Robert Fitzgerald (PF), Jean Johnson (C) Kenneth Walker, Stephen Rape, Tim Faulkner, Kevin Christensen, Mark Daniels | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Hale (SG), Robert Mullaney (SF), Mark White (C) Walter Moore, Ambrose Gipson, Mark Joseph | |
| 07:43 | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey can't finish the layup | 26-13 |
| 07:42 | Butler | Harold Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 26-13 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Jacobs (fresh) SF - Richard Simms (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jean Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Brixey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Antonio Hale (fresh) SF - Robert Mullaney (fresh) PF - Earl Miller (fairly fresh) C - Mark White (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Butler | Harold Jacobs buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Jones | 29-13 |
| 07:24 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Fitzgerald steals it from Earl Miller | 29-13 |
| 07:06 | Butler | Richard Simms comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 29-13 |
| 07:04 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Mullaney | 29-13 |
| 06:39 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Fitzgerald denies the turnaround by Antonio Hale | 29-13 |
| 06:37 | Butler | Richard Simms gets the rebound | 29-13 |
| 06:21 | Butler | James Jones comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 29-13 |
| 06:20 | Butler | Harold Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 29-13 |
| 06:14 | Butler | Mark White is called for the reach on James Jones - foul #1 on Mark White, team foul #8 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG), Tim Faulkner (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Mark Daniels (C) Harold Jacobs, Richard Simms, Robert Fitzgerald, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Moore (PG), Brian Kyle (SG), Ambrose Gipson (SF), Adam Turner (C) James Brixey, Antonio Hale, Robert Mullaney, Mark White | |
| 06:14 | Butler | James Jones misses the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 06:14 | Detroit Mercy | Ambrose Gipson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-13 |
| 06:00 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Christensen takes the ball from Ambrose Gipson | 29-13 |
| 05:55 | Butler | James Jones buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Rape and he's fouled by Walter Moore - foul #2 on Walter Moore, team foul #9 | 31-13 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG) Walter Moore | |
| 05:55 | Butler | James Jones makes the free throw | 32-13 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller banks in the layup and the foul's on Kevin Christensen - foul #2 on Kevin Christensen, team foul #7 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Sung Chin (PF) James Jones, Kevin Christensen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Earl Miller makes the free throw | 32-16 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Stephen Rape can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Turner - foul #1 on Adam Turner, team foul #10 | 32-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Simms (SF), Jean Johnson (C) Tim Faulkner, Mark Daniels | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 05:26 | Butler | Stephen Rape misses the 1st free throw | 32-16 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Stephen Rape makes the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 05:16 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle is called for 10 seconds | 33-16 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Joseph (C) Adam Turner | |
| 05:05 | Butler | Sung Chin is hacked by Earl Miller - foul #2 on Earl Miller, team foul #11 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (SG) Stephen Rape | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark White (PF) Earl Miller | |
| 05:05 | Butler | Sung Chin makes the 1st free throw | 34-16 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Sung Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-16 |
| 05:05 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White gets the rebound | 34-16 |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Kenneth Walker - foul #2 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #8 | 34-18 |
| Subs | Butler | Stephen Rape (SG) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Mullaney (SF) Ambrose Gipson | |
| 04:50 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle makes the free throw | 34-19 |
| 04:27 | Butler | Jean Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Rape and the foul's on Mark Joseph - foul #1 on Mark Joseph, team foul #12 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG), Tim Faulkner (SF) David Dunbar, Richard Simms | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Hale (PG) James Brixey | |
| 04:27 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the free throw | 37-19 |
| 04:10 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Joseph can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-19 |
| 04:08 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Joseph pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 03:51 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White makes the shot from just outside the lane | 37-21 |
| 03:32 | Butler | Stephen Rape connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Sung Chin | 40-21 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - James Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Rape (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Faulkner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sung Chin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jean Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Antonio Hale (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Kyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Mullaney (fairly fresh) PF - Mark White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | James Jones is called for the reach on Antonio Hale in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #9 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Kevin Christensen (PF), Mark Daniels (C) James Jones, Stephen Rape, Tim Faulkner, Sung Chin, Jean Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin (SG), Ambrose Gipson (SF), Carl Cook (PF), Adam Turner (C) Brian Kyle, Robert Mullaney, Mark White, Mark Joseph | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Hale makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Antonio Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 03:23 | Butler | David Dunbar makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Simms | 42-23 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Jacobs denies the turnaround by Ambrose Gipson | 42-23 |
| 03:09 | Detroit Mercy | Ambrose Gipson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-23 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Daniels is called for the reach on Adam Turner - foul #1 on Mark Daniels, team foul #10 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Butler | Kenneth Walker (PG), Stephen Rape (SG) David Dunbar, Harold Jacobs | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Walter Moore (PG), Robert Mullaney (SF) Antonio Hale, Ambrose Gipson | |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner misses the 1st free throw | 42-23 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 02:31 | Butler | Richard Simms buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Stephen Rape | 44-24 |
| 02:29 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-24 |
| Subs | Butler | Tim Faulkner (SF), Robert Fitzgerald (C) Richard Simms, Mark Daniels | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 02:24 | Butler | Robert Fitzgerald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-24 |
| Subs | Butler | James Jones (PG) Stephen Rape | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG) Robert Mullaney | |
| 02:22 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Walker steps in front of the Walter Moore pass in the backcourt | 44-24 |
| 02:15 | Butler | Tim Faulkner can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-24 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Carl Cook gets the rebound | 44-24 |
| 01:48 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner buries a runner in the paint | 44-26 |
| 01:26 | Butler | Adam Turner denies the turnaround by Tim Faulkner | 44-26 |
| 01:24 | Butler | Kenneth Walker tips it but misses | 44-26 |
| 01:22 | Detroit Mercy | Adam Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 01:18 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Walker - foul #3 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #11 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Butler | David Dunbar (PG), Harold Jacobs (SG), Richard Simms (SF), Jean Johnson (C) James Jones, Kenneth Walker, Tim Faulkner, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Brixey (PG), Ambrose Gipson (SF), Mark White (PF), Mark Joseph (C) Walter Moore, Brian Kyle, Carl Cook, Adam Turner | |
| 01:18 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 01:18 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 01:18 | Butler | Jean Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 01:01 | Butler | David Dunbar misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-27 |
| 00:59 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | Edward Harbin is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Mark Joseph is called for the reach on Jean Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Joseph, team foul #13 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Butler | Sung Chin (PF) Kevin Christensen | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brian Kyle (SG), Earl Miller (PF) Edward Harbin, Mark Joseph | |
| 00:33 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 00:33 | Butler | Jean Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 00:30 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Jacobs steals the ball from James Brixey in the backcourt | 46-30 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Richard Simms can't finish the layup | 46-30 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White snags the defensive board | 46-30 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Mark White clanks a halfcourt shot | 46-30 |